Norway will provide Ukraine with six F-16s and help strengthen Ukrainian air defense - Umierov
During the NATO-Ukraine Council, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umierov held bilateral talks with Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
According to Censor.NET, this is stated in a statement by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
"We discussed the current situation at the front and our needs, in particular in long-range weapons. We reached specific agreements on strengthening our air defense. A separate focus is the aviation component. In particular, strengthening our capabilities with F16 fighters," said the head of the Ukrainian defense ministry.
"Norway will continue to support Ukraine and provide six aircraft in the near future," Umierov said.
Norway was also invited to join the Danish model of direct financing of Ukrainian defense companies.
"Separately, I offered Norway to take "patronage" over one of the AFU brigades, similar to France's, which includes training and manning. New announcements are coming soon," Umierov added.
